H1007 בֵּית אָוֶן
Bêyth ʼÂven — Beth-Aven, a place in Palestine
KJV: Beth-aven.
Built from בַּיִת bayith (a house) + אָוֶן ʼâven (strictly nothingness) — means “house of vanity”
Occurs 14 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בֵּית אָ֫וֶן n.pr.loc. (house of iniquity or idolatry ? hardly likely unless as alteration of orig. בֵּית אוֹן, house of wealth or strength) eastward from Bethel
Where it occurs
- Joshua 7:2 — Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying…
- Joshua 18:12 — Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan. The border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went…
- 1 Samuel 13:5 — The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel: thirty thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen…
- 1 Samuel 14:23 — So the LORD saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
- Hosea 4:15 — “Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet don’t let Judah offend; and don’t come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth…
- Hosea 5:8 — “Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the shofar in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!
- Hosea 10:5 — The inhabitants of Samaria will be in terror for the calves of Beth Aven, for its people will mourn over it, along with…